Writing for Ants

Insights Searching

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:10:08 +0000

An experiment using google maps with the Insights Plugin, a plugin that allows you to search in the blog post for flickr images, video, google maps, wikipedia, and google. The two points on the map indicate my approximate morning walk to the subway (which I then take to the ferry and then the shuttle). (This map is actually very close to the same map that shows up on one of the iphone commercials.) I then used the same plugin to do a search for Improv Everywhere videos (who I’ll be drawing from for one of my spring classes), and then another search for non-copyright images from flickr.

The plugin seems to work well, but building complex maps is beyond its scope.

New Yorkers, the Night Of

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:46:26 +0000

This is a little late, but worth it. I don’t have any post election commments, but local film artist Vadim Newquist shot and edited this video that showed what my hometown was like when my man Obama broke through. Crazy. On the 5th, New Yorkers were actually making eye contact and saying good morning on the streets. You’ll enjoy this vid. Shows you what you can do with one man, one camera, and some editing.

30 Reasons

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:45:45 +0000

Goto 30 Reasons

Sunday on Broadway and 5th

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:55:00 +0000

My Favorite and the first of the day

Sun

Missed it by a hair

Glimpse of the statuary on the Flatiron.

From Madison Square Garden Park, after the election rally.

Artist Treehouse in Madison Square Park

Appellate Court Statuary on Madison Ave.

So many possible angles

Holocaust Memorial on the Courthouse, Toni's pic. Caption reads "Indifference to Injustice is the Gate to Hell."

Tonis pic of the waterfalls, taken during the summer

Toni's shot, Manhattan bridge. That bird seems photoshopped. Weird.

Toni's shot from the Brooklyn Promenade

From 30 reasons.org

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:38:53 +0000

From 30reasons.org

Bill Viola, Reflecting Pool

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:23:21 +0000

The spectacle presents itself
simultaneously
as society itself, as a part of society,
and a means of unification.

As a part of society, it is the focal point of all
vision and all consciousness.

But due to the very fact that this sector
is separate, it is in reality
the domain of delusion

and false consciousness;

the unification it achieves
is nothing
but an official language

of universal separation.
-Debord

One Question for the United Stupids of America

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 05:42:28 +0000

After you watch these two videos, I just have one question about the third. I don’t know much about Palin’s family but is this last girl related to her ?. . . and such for bailout package is for the healthcare reform, particularly because Roe v. Wade and you see I would like . . . and such . . . to see the states handle that especially when Putin rears his head and comes into the airspace of the United States of America, where do they go? Well, I personally believe that U.S. American are unable to do so because some people out there in our nation don’t have maps. Oh. uh. It’s gotta be all about job creation too, uh shoring up our economy and I believe and such that South America and such as Iraq and everwhere such as Alaska and I believe that our education over here should help the US because you can’t blink, you gotta be wired in a way and reigning in spending has got to accompnay tax relief for Americans and trade, we’ve got to see trade as opportunity not as a competitive . . . scary thing.

That’s a good point. What is the trade-off? What are WE trading? Because such as it’s in Iraq and South America such as a scary thing I believe such as for the bailing out the healthcare reform.

Bye, Shea

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:40 +0000

Ok, so today was the last day of the baseball season. Had the Mets won, they would have played a playoff game against the Brewers to make it to the play offs. I got on the elliptical at the gym in the sixth inning and they were down 2-0 to the Marlins. I don’t usually do more than 45 minutes, but I couldn’t leave for the sake of the game. I wound up spending two hours on the machine so that I could watch the bullpen give up two more homers in the eigth. The Mets couldn’t pull it together, not only marking another season where they gave up their lead in the final weeks but marking the end of any game that would ever be played at Shea. Like last year, people were crying on this same day. No matter how you slice it, always great times at Shea. There was no other kind of electricity.

Alex’s Pics

Sat, 20 Sep 2008 02:13:42 +0000

Some pics out of Alex’s flickr set. Not shabby for a 14-year-old.

Film Crew

Line Two: Anti-war protest lower Manhattan.

Cobble Hill Arrow

Jungle Gym

Nina

Swing

Senor

USC Again

Sat, 13 Sep 2008 12:29:18 +0000

I’m continually impressed with the great work that the folks at USC do. Almost weekly, they serve as inspiration in one form or another. Here’s the writeup of their Youtube Channel. Does your U have one? In addition, here’s Mark Marino’s unveiling of Pageflake, yet more inspiration.